The number of international vessels entering and exiting Yangshan Port in the first seven months of this year reached a new high in five years
On August 20th at 7:00 am, the newly built Hong Kong based container ship "Dongfang Felixstowe" completed the loading task of 2550 containers and departed from the first phase of Yangshan Port, officially beginning its operational life. This is the fourth of the 12 24188 TEU container ships ordered by Dongfang Overseas to be delivered. The intensive visits of newly built container ships have led to a five-year high in the number of inbound and outbound ships at Yangshan Port.
According to shipping industry data, a total of 147 newly built container ships were delivered globally in the first half of this year, with a new capacity of 975000 TEUs, a year-on-year surge of 129%. Among them, Chinese shipyards delivered 88 ships in bulk, accounting for about 60%, and successfully delivered 11 container giant ships of 24000 TEUs, accounting for 84.6% of the global market share. At the same time, major shipping companies deployed a capacity of 461756 TEUs on the Asia Europe route, an increase of 3.4% year-on-year. The arrival of new ship deliveries and the addition of new capacity on the Asia Europe route have driven a steady increase in the number of inbound and outbound ships at Yangshan Port.
According to statistics from Yangshan Border Inspection Station, in the first seven months of this year, the station handled a total of more than 5500 inbound and outbound ships, a year-on-year increase of 3.4%, reaching a new high since 2018. More than 3500 inbound and outbound ships were transferred between domestic ports, a year-on-year increase of 7.2%, accounting for 62.8% of the total business volume.
"In response to the new trend of an increase in the total number of ships and an increase in the proportion of inbound and outbound ships, we have simplified customs clearance procedures, provided" immediate "and" one-time "customs clearance convenience based on ship policies, and activated the new version of the" Border Inspection Administrative License Online Window "to actively implement the measures of the National Immigration Administration to release administration and services." The relevant person in charge of Yangshan Border Inspection Station said.